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1 Bianco, Carrasquilla Name Daktronics Scholar-Athletes In a release from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) on November 30, two LSUS soccer players were identified as 2018 Daktronics Scholar-Athletes. Natalie Bianco was named to the Women s list while Andres Carrasquilla appeared on the Men s list. Cunningham Named to NAIA All-American Squad When LSUS reinstated women s soccer as a varsity sport and hired Ashley Holland as its coach, Holland s first signee to a scholarship offer was KatieJayde Cunningham. What a great signing that has proven to be! Cunningham, a senior forward from Stonewall, LA, has been recognized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as an HonorTo qualify for nomination as a Daktronics Scholar- able Mention All-American for the 2018 season. Athlete, the nominee must possess a cumulative grade point average of or higher after either This season, Cunningham played in all 20 games in two full years as a non-transfer student or one full which she scored 19 goals on 113 shots, 65 of year as a transfer student. which were on-goal while handing out eight assists. KJ has been a huge leader for us, on and off the Natalie is a senior who hails from Guernsey, Eng- field, said Coach Holland. She really stepped up land. The daughter of Emilio and Marie Bianco, she her game this season. This is a well-deserved hontransferred to LSUS in fall 2017 as a Digital Arts or. The Pilots posted a season record of , major. She plans to complete her bachelor s degree including in the Red River Athletic Conferin ence, as they won their first Conference Tournament Championship with Cunningham named the A junior from Bogota, Columbia, Andres is the son tourney s Most Valuable Player. LSUS appeared in of Pedro Carrasquilla and Astrid Herrara who also its third NAIA Regional Tournament at season s transferred to LSUS in fall He is majoring in end. Management and Administration with a target graduation date of December KJ leaves LSUS with single season records for goals (19), goals in a single game (4), points (46), shots in Congratulations, Natalie and Andres, for your ac- a game (12), shots on-goal in a game (8) and shotscomplishments in the classroom and on the pitch, on-goal in a season (65). Her career marks include as well as for bringing honor and recognition to 2nd in career goals (31), 1st in shots (178) and first Louisiana State University-Shreveport! in shots-on-goal (97). Three Pilots Make All- Region Men s Squad The United Soccer Coaches released its selections on December 5 for the NAIA All- Region Men s Soccer Team with three LSUS Pilots among the honorees. Named to the squad were midfielder Hector Hernandez (SR/Hesperia, CA), forward Guilherme Martins (SO/Porto Allegre, Brazil) and midfielder Daniel Meza (SR/Fontana, CA). Congratulations, Kati-Jayde and thank you!!! Martins, Meza Are NAIA All-Americans When the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced its list of All-Americans for 2018 on December 4, two LSUS Pilots names were included. Senior midfielder Daniel Meza from Fontana, CA and Guilherme Martins, a sophomore forward from Porto Allegre, Brazil were both recog I am so excited for these three, said Coach Phillip nized as members of the Honorable Mention listing, Bohn. They are deserving and... a big part of becoming the first men in program history to make what we were able to accomplish this season. The the All-American squad. Pilots compiled an overall record of 14-5 while winning the Red River Athletic Conference champion- In commenting on his honorees, Coach Phillip Bohn ship with a league mark of stated, (Danny) has been... our team s most consistent player and top player for two years runalthough LSUS will miss Meza next year as he has ning. This season s team captain, Meza started all completed his eligibility, Hernandez will return for 20 games, setting a career record for games played one more season while Martins has two seasons (38) while scoring seven goals and handing out six remaining. assists. Bohn continued, Gui (Martins) has proven to be a Congratulations, Hector, Gui and Danny!!! true student-athlete, excelling in the classroom and on the field as he set single-records this year for goals (17), shots (65) and shots on-frame (34). Congratulations, Danny and Gui!!!

2 RRAC Honors LSUS Women The Red River Athletic Conference announced the recipients of its All-Conference honors on November 7 with a healthy helping of Pilots among the honorees. Five LSUS women were named to the First Team with two appearing on the Second Team and one cited for Honorable Mention. The Pilots Mason Richardson, a senior defender from Forney, TX was honored as the Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Brittany Scott, a freshman forward from Shreveport, was named to the Conference Champions of Character Team. the tourney finals after the 4th-seeded Generals eliminated top seed UniversityHouston in their semifinal meeting. LSUS All-RRAC Players Following a scoreless first half, the Pilots put two shots into the net in the second half for a 2-0 win and an automatic berth in the NAIA national tournament with the opponent and site to be announced. The win marked the first women s conference championship in program history while the NAIA tournament appearance with be the third for the LSUS women as the 2005 and 2007 teams made the tourney before the program was suspended. LSUS Women Win RRAC Tourney, Qualify for Nationals!! The LSUS Pilots continued their storybook season on November 11 as they met LSU-Alexandria in the finals of the Raising Canes Red River Athletic Conference Women s Soccer Tournament at Eagle Field on the campus of Texas A.&M. University-Texarkana. First Team Katie-Jayde Cunningham, Senior Forward, Stonewall, LA Carolina Martins-Gomes, Freshman Midfielder, Governador Valdares, Brazil Louise Duffy, Junior Defender, South Godstone, England Morgan Richardson, Senior Defender, Forney, TX Karolyn Hasler, Sophomore Goalkeeper, Chandler, AZ Freshman Carolina Martins-Gomes (Governador Valdares, Brazil) converted a penalty kick for the Second Team first goal in the 77th minute, with Kati-Jayde CunSavannah Guigneaux, Senior Forward, Kaufman, ningham (SR/Stonewall) scoring an unassisted TX goal seven minutes later to ice the victory. It was Alizah Mendoza, Senior Defender, Dallas, TX a fitting way to win as the Pilots two leading scorers led the way with Martins-Gomes posting Honorable Mention her 14th goal of the season while Cunningham Natalie Bianco, Senior Midfielder, Guernsey, scored for the 19th time. England The Pilots defense played a huge role in the win, Congratulations, Ladies!!! holding the Generals to just four shots in the contest, none of which were on-goal. By contrast, the LSUS women took 11 shots with seven on-frame Pilots Advance to RRAC Tourney Finals After receiving a first-round bye in the Raising as Keeper Karolyn Hasler (SO/Chandler, AZ) Cane s Red River Athletic Conference Tourna- recorded her 10th clean sheet of the season. ment by virtue of their second place finish in the regular season, the #2-seeded Pilots met the #3 Coach Ashley Holland, who in this writer s opinseed, University, in a semi- ion should have been the RRAC Coach of the final contest in Texarkana on November 7. For Year, said following the game: They (her team) the second time in the past two weeks, Katie- came into this game ready to play. Our defense Jayde Cunningham (SR/Stonewall) scored the played lights out and held strong the whole time. game-winner for the Pilots versus the Saints, giv- We are not done yet. Looking forward to the next ing her team a 1-0 victory and a berth in the fi- game. The Pilots season record now stands at nals While the Pilots dominated the game statistically, Congratulations, Pilots and coaches!!! outshooting OLLU in the match and 16-3 in shots-on-goal, Cunningham s second half goal was the game s only score. Karolyn Hasler (SO/ Chandler, AZ) made stops on all three of the Saints on-frame shots to preserve the shut-out. The Pilots will face off with LSU-Alexandria in Stephen F. Austin Eastfield College E S AUG 22 6:00 Lyon College Scots W, 5-2 Texas Southern Bobcats AUG 26 1:00 S Science and Arts Drovers L, 2-0 Grambling State Tigers Benedictine Ravens L, 3-1 William Jewell Cardinals L, 2-1 Texas Wesleyan Rams W, 3-0 Generals T, 0-0 (2OT) Houston-Victoria Jaguars (OT) Celts T, 1-1 (OT) Steers W, 7-0 Jarvis Christian Bulldogs W, 6-0 Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagles W, 3-0 Wiley College Wildcats Tigers W, 13-0 Mustangs Rams W, 2-0 Saints RRAC Tournament NOV 8-9 NAIA National Championship NOV 26-DEC 1

3 Cunningham MVP; Martins-Gomes, Hasler, Richardson All-RRAC Tourney Following the Pilots capturing the Red River Athletic Conference Women s Tournament title Katie-Jayde Cunningham, senior forward from Stonewall, was named the tourney s MVP on November 13. Cunningham scored LSUS only goal in a 1-0 semifinal victory over University and added her team s second goal in their 2-0 win against LSU-Alexandria in the finals. coach and then to find players. Predictably, the 2017 season was a struggle as the Pilots finished with a record of For the 2018 season, RRAC coaches tabbed the Pilots to finish near the bottom of the pack. After a couple of starts and stops, however, the ladies hit their stride as they entered conference play, winning their last ten games in a row prior to meeting MMC. That streak included winning the RRAC Tournament and the first RRAC conference championship in program history. Three of her teammates joined Cunningham on the All-Tournament team, including midfielder Carolina Martins-Gomes (FR Governador Valdares, Brazil) who scored the first goal in the finals on a penalty kick; defender Mason Richardson (SR/Forney, TX) who played her usual stellar game on defense while also moving up to take seven shots in the two matches; and goalkeeper Karolyn Hasler (SO/ Chandler, AZ) who shut out both opponents in the tournament. Coach Holland went on to say it best. We have to hold our heads high. This team has gone above and beyond all season. I am very proud of every girl on this team and cannot thank them enough for the time and effort they put in this season. We couldn t agree more. Thank you, ladies, for an exciting and wonderful season, as well as for representing LSUS with style and class! Stephen F. Austin Eastfield College S AUG 22 6:00 Lyon College Scots W, 5-2 Texas Southern Bobcats AUG 26 1:00 S Science and Arts Drovers L, 2-0 Grambling State Tigers Benedictine Ravens L, 3-1 William Jewell Cardinals L, 2-1 Texas Wesleyan Rams W, 3-0 Generals T, 0-0 (2OT) Houston-Victoria Jaguars (OT) Celts T, 1-1 (OT) Steers W, 7-0 Jarvis Christian Bulldogs W, 6-0 Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagles W, 3-0 Wiley College Wildcats Tigers W, 13-0 Mustangs Rams W, 2-0 Saints W, 2-0 #5 Martin Methodist L, 9-1 Congratulations, ladies!! Well done! #5Martin Methodist Ends Pilots Season The NAIA 5th-ranked women s soccer team, the Martin Methodist Redhawks, put an emphatic end to LSUS season as they defeated the Pilots 9-1 in the Opening Round of the National Tournament in Pulaski, TN on February 17. The Hawks scored early and often, putting in their first goal in the 11th minute and extending their lead to 5-0 at intermission. While the Pilots concluded their season with a record of , MMC improved to on the year as they move on to the next round. E st The Pilot s lone goal game in the 61 minute off the foot of Carolina Martins-Gomes (FR/ Governador Valdares, Brazil) on an assist from Natalie Blanco (SR/Guernsey, England). The Redhawks totaled 23 shots in the contest with 15 of them on-goal as LSUS goalie Karolyn Hasler (SO/Chandler, AZ) managed six saves in the contest. The Pilots took seven shots, four of which were on-frame. As Coach A shley Holland stated, It s never easy losing by that much. Let s give credit where credit is due, however. After LSUS women s soccer was reinstated to begin the Fall 2017 season, the spring and summer of 2017 were a real scramble first to hire a

4 Coach Bohn, Men s Soccer Players Honored by RRAC The Red River Athletic Conference announced its post-regular season honors on November 7. The Pilots, who went 14-4 on the season and shared the RRAC regular season championship with LSU-Alexandria as both squads posted conference marks of 10-1, were well represented among the honorees. The Pilots second-year head coach, Phillip Bohn, was honored as the RRAC Coach of the Year. LSUS players named to the All-RRAC First Team were forward Guilherme Martins (SO/Porto Alegre, Brazil) and midfielder Daniel Meza (SR/Fontana, CA). Members of the All-RRAC Second Team from LSUS included midfielder Hector Hernandez (JR/Hesperia, CA), defenseman John Dunbar (SR/ Biggar, Scotland), defenseman Adam Kirkwood (SO/Stranraer, Scotland) and goalkeeper Yoran Van Houdt (SO/ Mol, Belgium). Pilots cited for Honorable Mention were midfielders Robbie Bruce (SO/ Cullen, Scotland) and Alvaro Torres (SR/Cali, Columbia). Daniel Meza was named as the Pilots representative to the RRAC Champions of Character Team. Congratulations to all!! UST Ends Pilots Season in Semis The Pilots season came to a sudden end on November 8 in the semifinals of the Raising Canes Red River Athletic Conference Men s Soccer Tournament in Texarkana as top-seeded LSUS fell by a 1-0 score to the University of, the tourney s fourth seed. Following their terrific season, including a 10-games winning streak in the RRAC to finish at 10-1 in the conference, the Pilots received a bye into their semifinal match-up with the Celts. After a scoreless first period, STU scored in the third minute of the second half. While the Pilots outshot the Celts 12-4 overall and 4-2 in shots-on-goal, they were unable to find the net with four saves going to the Celts goal-keeper. Really difficult to put into words (as) everything comes to an (immediate) end, said Coach Phillip Bohn. Hats off to UST, their coaches and players. The Pilots end the season with an overall record of Richland Thunderducks *SCRIMMACE* AUG 17 5:00 #6 Mobile Rams L, 2-0 #5 William Carey Crusaders L, 3-0 USAO Drovers Dallas Christian Crusaders W, 15-0 ern Assemblies of God Lions W, 5-0 Texas Wesleyan Rams W, 5-1 #20 ern Christian Eagles Houston-Victoria Jaguars L, 2-1 (OT) Celts W, 2-0 Steers (2OT) Jarvis Christian Bulldogs Generals Texas A&M -Texarkana Eagles W, 3-0 Wiley College Wildcats W, 6-2 Tigers Mustangs (OT) Rams W, 5-0 Saints

5 Pilots Open Season with Win The LSUS women, ranked #18 in the NAIA Preseason Women s Basketball Poll, got the season off on the right foot on November 9 in Waxahatchie, TX as they participated in the SAGU Classic, winning their opening round game by a count over Texas Wesleyan University. After dropping behind 18-7 at the end of the first quarter, the Pilots rallied to get back to within two at the half before taking a one-point lead at the end of period number three and hanging on to that margin until the final buzzer. Sabrina Banks (JR/New Orleans) led the Pilots with a game-high 15 points to go along with seven rebounds and a game-high five assists. She was joined in doublefigures by Shaniqua Tobias (SR/New Orleans) with 14 and Fu tra Banks (SO/Conway, AR) who came off the bench to contribute 11 points and five rebounds. Keiara Williams (JR/New Orleans) grabbed a gamehigh nine boards. The Pilots outshot the Rams from the floor (42.9% to 38.2%) and from behind the arc (40.9% to 25.0%) while holding a edge in rebounding. LSUS hit only two of nine free-throws while TWU made 11 of 19 attempts. LSUS Falls to OCU The 18th-ranked Pilots dropped their final game in the SAGU Classic on November 10 by a score of to the #10 Oklahoma City University Stars as LSUS evened its record at 1-1 while OCU improved to 3-0. A second consecutive slow start in which the Pilots were outscored 13-5 in the first quarter put them in a hole from which they were unable to recover as the Stars stretched the lead in each succeeding period. Sabrina Banks (JR/New Orleans) once again led the Pilots in points scored, this time with 12 as she hit four of five shots from behind the three-point line. As in the opening game, Fu tra Banks (SO/Conway, AR) provided a spark from the bench with 11 points while Leah Silva (JR/Mont Belvieu, TX) played all 40 minutes of the game, tossing in 10 points. The Pilots had shooting problems as they hit just 27.1% of their field goals, including nine of 30 three s, while converting nine of 15 free-throws. The Stars dominated the boards, Pilots Lose on Road to Philander Smith Once again the #18 Pilots took to the road, this time traveling to Little Rock on November 12 for a meeting with Philander Smith College, dropping a decision to the Panthers. The Pilots fell to 1-2, having played all road games thus far, while PSC improved to 4-1. This wasn t our best effort. We came out sluggish in the second half (after leading at intermission), commented Coach Matt Cross. We have to get better on the defensive boards; we gave them way too many second chances. The Pilots had three players score in double figures as Sabrina Banks (JR/New Orleans) put up 13 points with Keiara Williams (JR/ New Orleans) and Fu tra Banks (SO/ Conway, AR) close behind with 12 points each. Sabrina recorded a double-double, adding 15 rebounds to her line. Neither team shot particularly well, both hitting just above 36% from the field. Turnovers proved to be a factor as the Pilots gave the ball away 20 times to 12 for the Panthers. PSC held a margin on the boards. Pilots Drop Squeaker at MUW The Pilots traveled to Columbus, MS on November 11 for a game versus the Mississippi College for Women (which is, despite its name, a co-educational institution), dropping a decision to the Owls. LSUS fell to 1-3 on the young season while MUW UL-Lafayette (Exhibition) L, Texas Wesleyan W, Oklahoma City L, Philander Smith L, Mississippi Univ. for Women L, Tougaloo W, Wiley Jarvis Christian Tougaloo University of the Virgin Islands Wiley Jarvis Christian RRAC Tournament Fri. Dec. 8 Sat. Dec. 9 Thurs. Dec. 13 Fri. Dec. 14 Mon. Dec. 17 5:00 Wed. Dec. 19 1:00 Thurs. Jan. 3 Sat. Jan. 5 Fri. Jan. 11 Sat. Jan. 12 Thurs. Jan. 17 5:00 Thurs. Jan. 24 Sat. Jan. 26 Fri. Feb. 1 Sat. Feb. 2 Thurs. Feb. 7 Sat. Feb. 9 Fri. Feb. 15 Sat. Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 23 Feb. 28-March1 TBA NAIA Tournament March 20-26

6 improved to 4-1. Fu tra Banks (SO/Conway, AR) led the Pilots in scoring with 14 points. She was closely followed by three 13-point scorers in Keiara Williams (JR/New Orleans), Lauren Pollins (JR/ Hooks, TX) and Shaniqua Tobias (SR/New Orleans). Williams and Pollins each recorded a double-double with 12 and 13 rebounds respectively while Tobias grabbed four boards and handed out six assists. The Pilots shot 39% from the field and just 40% (six of 10) from the free-throw line. The Owls out-rebounded their guests and forced LSUS into 17 turnovers while committing twelve. Fu tra Goes Off, Pilots Win by One If the Pilots game versus Tougaloo College in Mississippi on November 20 was a movie, most people would pass it off as contrived. With the Pilots trailing after the third quarter, LSUS chipped away at the lead but with just 40 seconds remaining the game appeared to be lost to just about everyone but the Pilots Fu tra Banks (SO/Conway, AR). Within that final 40 ticks, she hit a three, made one of two free throws, connected on a two-pointer, made another one-of-two from the foul line before launching a game-winning three with five seconds on the clock for a win, sending the LSUS bench into a wild celebration. LSUS improved to 2-2 with the win while the Bulldogs dropped to 1-1 on the season. Sabrina Banks (JR/New Orleans) and Lauren Pollins (JR/Hooks, TX) led the Pilots with 17 points each, along with eight and nine rebounds respectively. Fu tra finished with 13 points 10 in that fateful 40 seconds--and five rebounds while Shaniqua Tobias (SR/New Orleans) tossed in 11 points and a team-leading eight assists. The Pilots outscored TC in the fourth quarter and won the battle of the boards, Pilots Lose RRAC Opener to Wildcats The LSUS women traveled to Marshall, TX on December 7 to face Wiley College in the opening contest of the RRAC schedule for both squads. Unfortunately, the Pilots came out on the short end of a score, falling to 2-4 overall and 0-1 in the conference as the Wildcats improved to 3-5 and 1-0. Neither team shot particularly well from the field as the Pilots hit 34.4% of their shots while WC didn t do much better at 36.4%. LSUS went to the free throw stripe 26 times but hit just 14 with the home team going 13 for 18. LSUS turned the ball over 17 times to 11 for the Wildcats. Sabrina Banks (JR/New Orleans) led a balanced Pilots attack with 17 points on eight of sixteen from the field. She was joined in double-figures by Fu tra Banks (SO/ Conway, AR) who scored 13 and pulled down seven rebounds; and Shaniqua Tobias (SR/New Orleans) and Keiara Williams (JR/New Orleans) who each tossed in 11 points. Tobias added a game-high eight assists. LSUS Women Swamp Jarvis The Pilots evened their RRAC record at 1-1 with a huge win over Jarvis Christian College, 99-66, on December 8 in Marshall, TX. Improving to 3-4 overall while JCC fell to 0-11 and0-2, LSUS took a commanding halftime lead and never looked back. Two Pilots scored two double-doubles with Lauren Pollins (JR/Hooks, TX) leading the way with 30 points and a dozen rebounds. Sabrina Banks (JR/ New Orleans) added 22 points and 10 boards. Others scoring in double digits were Fu tra Banks (SO/ Conway, AR) with 26, Keiara Williams (JR/New Orleans) tossing in 11 and Shaniqua Tobias (SR/New Orleans) with 10 points and a game-leading nine assists. UL-Lafayette (Exhibition) L, Texas Wesleyan W, Oklahoma City L, Philander Smith L, Mississippi Univ. for Women L, Tougaloo W, Wiley L, Jarvis Christian W, Tougaloo University of the Virgin Islands Wiley Jarvis Christian RRAC Tournament Thurs. Dec. 13 Fri. Dec. 14 Mon. Dec. 17 5:00 Wed. Dec. 19 1:00 Thurs. Jan. 3 Sat. Jan. 5 Fri. Jan. 11 Sat. Jan. 12 Thurs. Jan. 17 5:00 Thurs. Jan. 24 Sat. Jan. 26 Fri. Feb. 1 Sat. Feb. 2 Thurs. Feb. 7 Sat. Feb. 9 Fri. Feb. 15 Sat. Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 23 Feb. 28-March1 TBA NAIA Tournament March 20-26

7 Pilots Drop Pair in TWU Classic TWU 67, LSUS 65 The #7 LSUS Pilots jumped into a tough spot in the first weekend of the basketball season as they participated in The Texas Wesleyan Champions Classic, hosted by #11 TWU in Ft. Worth. In addition to the Pilots and their hosts, the two other Classic teams were #1 The Master s University (CA) and #2 with each participating team playing two games. LSUS took on the TWU Rams in the nightcap on November 1, jumping out to a 3430 half-time lead versus their former RRAC foes. Texas Wesleyan proved to be a little too much as they outscored the Pilots after intermission to grab the win, making TWU 1-0 on the season while the Pilots dropped to 1-1. Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) led the Pilots in points with 17 and was the leading rebounder in the game with twelve. Garrett was joined in double-digit scoring by Amaad Wainwright (SR/Kansas City, MO) with 14, Josh Stamps (SR/Chicago) who dropped 11 and Rakim Rock Lubin (SR/ Miami) who tossed in ten. TWU controlled the boards while the Pilots outshot them from the field, 41.4% to 39.7%. The Rams held the edge in free throws, sinking 12 of 19 while the Pilots were making 8 of fourteen. The Master s 86, LSUS 76 The next day, November 2, it was out of the frying pan and into the fire for the Pilots as they faced off with the NAIA s topranked team, The Master s University Mustangs from Santa Clarita, a suburb of Los Angeles. The Mustangs jumped out to an early advantage, leading by as much as 24 points in the first half before the Pilots closed the gap to at the half. (SR/Kansas City, MO) dropping 12 and Rock Lubin (SR/Miami) contributing 54 points and 6 rebounds. Nate Levine (FR/ San Antonio) came off the bench to add nine points. The Pilots forced 25 turnovers while committing 14 but once again lost the battle of the boards, With ten new players this season (the record is now 1-2), it will take some time for the team to mesh but there s a wealth of talent in this bunch. LSUS Coach Kyle Blankenship commented, Obviously, we are disappointed in the outcomes this weekend but there are many positives we can take away from playing against two top NAIA programs. (We) showed some heart, toughness and character... and I am very proud of that. LSUS Downs UT-Dallas in Champions of Character Game The Pilots played their annual Champions of Character Game at The Dock at 11:00 a.m. on November 7, this year hosting the University of Texas-Dallas, downing the Comets to run their season record to 2-2. Each year, the Pilots invite approximately 800 students from area elementary schools to attend a game which stresses the NAIA s Five Core Values of Respect, Responsibility, Servant Leadership, Sportsmanship and Integrity with LSUS players and coaches talking to the kids about each of the values. The Pilots jumped to a halftime lead and coasted to the win, led by Nate Levine (FR/San Antonio) who came off the bench to score 17 points, including hitting five of 11 shots from beyond the three-point line. Joining him in double-figures were Rock Lubin (SR/Miami) who tossed in 14, Kelvin Henry, Jr. (SO/Lake Charles) adding 11 and Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) with a double -double of 10 points and 15 rebounds. LSUS fought its way back into the game in the second half, getting the lead down to LSUS won the rebounding battle, 42-35, five before TMU stretched it back to a ten- while shooting 44.6% from the field and point margin at the end. The Pilots were 40.6% from behind the three-point arc. led by 16 points from Kelvin Henry, Jr. (SO/Lake Charles) with Josh Stamps (SR/ Chicago) adding 13, Amaad Wainwright LeTourneau W, Texas Wesleyan L, The Master s L, UT-Dallas W, Philander Smith L, Lyon College W, Tougaloo L, Texas Wesleyan W, Southern-New Orleans W, DILLARD W, Philander Smith W, Wiley L, Jarvis Christian W, Thurs. Dec. 13 Fri. Dec. 14 LeTourneau (at The Gold Dome) Sat. Dec. 15 3:30 Tougaloo Mon. Dec. 17 7:00 Thurs. Jan. 3 Sat. Jan. 5 4:00 Fri. Jan. 11 Sat. Jan. 12 Thurs. Jan. 17 7:00 Wiley Thurs. Jan. 24 Jarvis Christian Sat. Jan. 26 4:00 Fri. Feb. 1 Sat. Feb. 2 Thurs. Feb. 7 Sat. Feb. 9 4:00 Fri. Feb. 15 Sat. Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 23 4:00 RRAC Tournament Feb. 28-March1 TBA NAIA Tournament March 20-26

8 #7 Pilots Fall to Panthers in Little Rock Men Fall to Tougaloo The Pilots dropped one to Tougaloo College on November 20 in Touglaoo, MS as a halftime tie turned into a victory for the Bulldogs with TC upping its record to 6-1 while LSUS dropped below.500 at 3-4. LSUS dropped a game to the previously winless Panthers of Philander Smith College on November 12 in Little Rock by a score of 5957 after trailing at the half. With the loss, LSUS fell to 2-3 on the season while PCS moved to 1-3. Amaad Wright (SR/Kansas City) came off the bench to lead the Pilots in scoring with 17 The Pilots came up two points short after points, grabbing eight rebounds as well. outscoring the Panthers following in- Fourteen points came from Josh Stamps (SR/ termission. This was a tough night, stated Chicago) with Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) Coach Kyle Blankenship. We had our oppor- contributing 13 points and five boards while tunities but just couldn t capitalize. Tim Coleman (SR/Cincinnati) tossed in 55 points. The Dogs out-rebounded LSUS, 42Tim Coleman (SR/Cincinnati) led LSUS in 29, with both teams committing 19 turnoscoring with 12 points, followed by Amaad vers. Wainright (SR/Kansas City) with ten. Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) grabbed a game-high We just have to do a better job of competing 17 rebounds. every single possession and maxing out our effort every time we step on the floor, comlsus hit just 31.8% of its field goals, includ- mented Coach Kyle Blankenship. ing three of 14 three-point attempts, turning the ball over 20 times to 13 for PSC. The Pi- Pilots Back on Track Versus TWU lots held a edge in rebounding. The Pilots returned to The Dock for a meeting with Texas Wesleyan University on NoPilots Bounce Back Versus Lyons vember 21 after three consecutive road The LSUS men hit the road again on Novem- games, finding their stroke as they dominatber 13 as they traveled to Batesville, AR for a ed the Rams in the first half and came away match-up with Lyons College, coming away with an victory. LSUS evened its seawith a victory to move to 3-3 on the son record at 4-4 while the Rams went to 5season while the Scots record squared at I was very pleased with our effort, especial This was a very good road win, commented ly in the first half (as the Pilots led at Coach Kyle Blankenship. I thought our guys intermission), stated Coach Kyle Blankenshowed some toughness, both physically and ship. We were locked in and showed what mentally. We have a lot we can build off kind of team we can be. LSUS shot 48.1% moving forward. from the field while holding TWU to 39.7%, as the Pilots hit 34.5% of their three-point The Pilots were led in scoring by Josh Stamps attempts to the Rams 21.1%. The home (SR/Chicago) who hit six of nine three-point team dominated the boards as well, attempts, scoring 21 points and handing out four assists. A double-double of 20 points Rakim Lubin (SR/Miami) was the game s and a game-leading 10 rebounds was con- leading scorer with 22 points, hitting 12 of tributed by Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) 17 free-throw tries. He was joined in doublewho also provided four assists. Rakim Lubin digit scoring by three teammates in Josh (SR/Miami) added 18 points to go along with Stamps (SR/Chicago) with 18 points on six of eight boards. nine three s; Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) who tossed in 17 to go along with his gamelsus shot 58.7 from the field and 40.3% from behind the arc, winning the battle of the high 18 rebounds; and Tim Coleman who hit six of seven foul shots and totaled 11 points. boards LSUS Repels SUNO Comeback After leading at the midway point and extending their lead to 18 points in the second half, the Pilots had to hold off the Knights of Southern University New Orleans in the Big Easy on November 26 for a 9185 win. The 7th-ranked Pilots improved to 54 on the season while SUNO dropped to 5-6. We had a letdown late and almost let it slip away, said Coach Kyle Blankenship, but, fortunately, were were able to hold them off. The Pilots starters all hit in double-digits for the game, led by game highs in points (25) and rebounding (14) by Jeff Garrett (SR/ Gadsden, AL) who was joined by Rock Lubin (SR/Miami) with a double-double of 18 points and 10 boards. Josh Stamps (SR/ Chicago) scored 18 as well, hitting four of nine three-point attempts. Amaad Wright (SR/Kansas City) put in 14 points with Tim Coleman (SR/Cincinnati) adding 54 and a game-high six assists. The Pilots hit 73.8% of their free-throws and 32% of their three-pointers while edging SUNO in rebounds, 45-43, and in turnovers, Pilots Take Down 11th-Ranked Dillard For the second time in two days, the Pilots got a road win on November 27 in New Orleans. Paired against #11 Dillard University, LSUS used a hot second half to run off with a victory as they handed the Bleu Devils their second loss of the season. With the win, the Pilots improved to 6-4 overall while DU dropped to 7-2. We picked up a really good road win tonight, said Coach Kyle Blankenship. Jeff (Garrett) and Tim (Coleman) put us on their backs and led us to a muchneeded victory. Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) had a great night as he was the game s leading scorer with 30 points and tied for the lead in

9 rebounds with nine. He made 12 of 18 shots from the field, including five of eight from downtown, while adding five assists and four steals to his line. Close behind was Coleman (SR/Cincinnati) with 29 points, making eight of 13 threepoint shots. Kelvin Henry (SO/Lake Charles) and DeAndre Williams (SR/ Ringgold) came off the bench to score 10 to 7-5 for the season and 0-1 in the conference while the Wildcats improved to 8-4 and 1-0. We came our extremely flat to start both halves, commented Coach Kyle Blankenship, and, ultimately, that was the difference in the ballgame. Although the Pilots picked it up in the first half to enter half-time with 54% shooting from the field, their second and eight points respectively. half inefficiency dropped their overall rate to 39.7% with Wiley shooting 58.1% for the After Dillard went on a run to take a game. Wiley also won the battle of the lead into intermission, the Pilots came out boards, hot in the second half as they scored 57 points to the Devils thirty-five. LSUS shot The Pilots were led by Jeff Garrett (SR/ field goals at a 53.2% rate for the game, mak- Gadsden, AL) who dropped in 19 points ing 48.4% of their three-point attempts (15 while snagging eight rebounds. Tim Coleof 31). While DU out-rebounded LSUS 40-29, man (SR/Cincinnati) came off the bench to the Pilots forced 21 turnovers while commit- add 18 points and hand out six assists while ting just twelve. making three steals. Fifteen points were added to the Pilots total by Rakim Lubin Pilots Avenge Loss to PSC (SR/Miami) with Nate Levine (FR/San AntoBack at The Dock on November 30, the Pilots nio) tossing in 10 points. avenged a loss earlier in the season to Philander Smith College as they downed the LSUS Tops Jarvis on the Road Panthers by a count of for their fourth The Pilots picked up a conference road win straight W. LSUS improved to 7-4 while PSC in Hawkins, TX on December 8 as they dropped to 1-7 on the season. downed Jarvis Christian College by a count of The win improved LSUS records to 8 The guys did everything we asked them to, -5 overall and 1-1 in the RRAC while the Bullstated Coach Kyle Blankenship, and when dogs dropped to 3-5 and 1-1. our team does that, we can be really special. Tim Coleman (SR, Cincinnati) led all scorers Tim Coleman (SR, Cincinnati) led the way with 32 points, hitting six of his 12 three- with 23 points, aided by Amaad Wainwright point shots and 12 of 13 from the free-throw (SR/Kansas City, MO) with 16 points and a stripe. Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) added game-high five assists. Also posting double21 points and an amazing 22 rebounds to go digit scoring were Josh Stamps (SR/Chicago) along with five steals and six blocked shots. with 14 and Tay Hardy (JR/Natchitoches) Kelvin Henry (SO/Lake Charles) contributed adding eleven. Jeff Garrett (SR/Gadsden, AL) 19 points, five steals and a game-high five grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds. assists while Malik Andrus (JR/Washington, LA) scored nine. The Pilots hit 52.5% of the field-goal attempts to 37.7% for JCC, also winning the Pilots Fall at Wiley in RRAC Debut battle of the boards, The #22 Pilots drew a tough opener for the RRAC season as they traveled to Marshall, TX on December 7 to face perennial rival #13 Wiley College on the Wildcats campus, a site which has been less than hospitable over the years. Unfortunately, LSUS came out on the short end of a score as WC put a stop to the visitors four-game winning streak. LSUS fell Photos courtesy of Miracle Dixon. Top: Tim Coleman Bottom: Jeff Garrett

10 December 1, 2018 Merry Christmas Pilot Fans, As another year comes to a close it leaves me wondering first, where did the time go, but more importantly how lucky I am to be sitting in this chair, at this school, working with such great people. Our coaches bring it every single day and our student-athletes make me proud to put on purple and gold every day. I want to also take a minute to recognize the incredible success that our two soccer programs had this year. Men won the first ever Regular Season Championship and the women won the first ever Tournament Championship! Women also qualified for the National Tournament and placed Kati-Jayde Cunningham on the All-American team as the first ever to be honored from the women s program. The men also placed two on the first ever All-American team, Gui Martins and Danny Meza. Congratulations to all three! Our home Conference basketball games start this week and the teams have found their groove, the momentum is really starting to build. We all know it isn t how you start, but how you finish, and it looks to be the beginning of an impressive finish. Let me just throw a stat line at you from the other night.jeff Garrett had 21 points, 22 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 5 steals. Think about that for a minute.wow! This is what you can look forward to if you come enjoy a game. This is also the time of the year to think about giving back, and our programs are out doing just that. Baseball has been ringing bells for the Salvation Army and our men s and women s basketball teams will be visited the children s hospital this week to spread some cheer. Please consider giving back to the student-athlete experience and helping our own. I m not sure if you have seen them, but we have some awesome River Monster socks for purchase. For just $10 they make great stocking stuffers! All proceeds go back to our student-athletes. Sorry, had to plug those! From a facilities standpoint we also have a large project in the works, I can t say what it is quite yet, but it will be a largest project to date. Stay tuned I can t wait to see you all out at games, and as always..it s a great day to be a Pilot! AnchorUp, Lucas Morgan Director of Athletics

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